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Turkish War of Independence
The
Turkish War of Liberation
(
Turkish
:
Istiklâl Harbi
or
Kurtulus Savasi
literally "Liberation War" or
Millî Mücadele
literally "National Campaign" ; May 19, 1919 – July 24, 1923) was fought between the
Turkish nationalists
and the proxies of the
Allies
– namely
Greece on the Western front
,
Armenia on the Eastern
,
France on the Southern
and with them, the
United Kingdom and Italy in Constantinople (now Istanbul)
– after Turkey was
occupied and partitioned
following the
Ottoman Empire
's defeat in
World War I
. Although present, few British, French, Italian or Georgian troops were deployed or engaged in combat.
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